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Searching for the Aswang

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7. Questionable Origins

April 19, 2021 · 18 min

We may think we're all in agreement now about what we're talking about, but no, we can't say that. We should probably take another step back and think about where the aswang might have come from. Because maybe we're taking things for…
6. The Fifth Face of the Aswang

March 14, 2021 · 21 min

[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. The sounds of walking on broken glass from 3:11 to 3:17. Listener discretion is advised.] There's one final image to consider before we have truly seen the many…
5. The Fourth Face of the Aswang

February 27, 2021 · 19 min

[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised.] Includes an editor's note about the hiatus. Misunderstandings about as common mistakes are made across oceans. The fourth face of the…
4. The Third (Longer) Face of the Aswang

December 30, 2020 · 14 min

[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised.] Humanity's best friend may not be. All strangers should be feared. Sources: Ramos, M. D. (1994). The Aswang complex in…
3. The Second Face of the Aswang

December 15, 2020 · 19 min

[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised. ESPECIALLY for increased levels of gore and pregnancy loss/miscarriage.] [Editor's note: Another delay... It's almost like someone or…

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2. The First Face of the Aswang

December 1, 2020 · 17 min

[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised. Editor's note: Apologies for the delay. We had some technical issues at the studio over the weekend!!!] This isn't a creature you…
1. Meet the Aswang

November 16, 2020 · 22 min

[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised. You may not have heard of this beast before, and there's a blessing in that perhaps. But for now, let me introduce you to the aswang…
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November 15, 2020 · 6 min

[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised. For as long as people have inhabited the Philippines, there has been an evil spirit waiting just beyond the light, craving blood. This…

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For as long as people have inhabited the Philippines, there has been an evil spirit waiting just beyond the light, craving blood. This cryptid--for all its potential--has never made it far from the islands, and in many ways, it didn’t need to. There, it has found itself a folk tradition to call its kingdom from which to rule the darkness, unconquerable. Beyond the Philippines, the aswang hasn’t been discussed. And yet, there’s one podcast host daring enough to dive deep into this legend to see what makes this cryptid so powerful and yet bound to the land that bore it.